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The gym 1 i or r-1 Volume 37 Number 34 Weber State College February 25, 1977 tMM- f f , Photo by Clyde Mueller THIS RECENT PICTURE of the gymnasium could easily pass for one that was taken shortly after the building was completed in 1962. In fact many of the weeds in the landscape could be mistaken for the original ones. The major problem lies within the building. It is the most heavily used building on campus, yet has the same amount of facilities as some high schools in Utah. Council passes bill A bill implementing a study concerning Free-Play time in the Weber State Gymnasium was passed unanimously by the Executive Council Thursday morning. Written by Public Relations Vice-President Robb Alexander, the bill cited the variety of facilities available at the Gymnasium, and their use by many groups on campus as well as the Physical Education Department. It further states that students have shown a desire for an increase in Free-Play time. The study is to be conducted by the Public Relations Office of ASWSC, the Campus Recreation Advisory Board, and the Intramural Department. The results of the study is to be turned over to Business Vice-President Dr. James R. Foulger, and Dr. Wallace Nalder of the Physical Education Department. Meeting Monday Williams selected The Executive Council will meet Monday at 1 p.m. to discuss constitutional changes. The matters up for review are changing the office of Communication Vice President to Cultural Vice President, Financial Vice President to Administrative Vice President and adding a clause to the Constitution to provide for succession of the President. All interested are invited to attend. The WSC Media Board has appointed a newEditor-in-Chief for the school year 1977-78. Val Williams, a Journalism major, was named Wednesday to control the reins of the Signpost. Williams, a 24 year old Junior here at Weber, will be responsible for the bi-weekly publication next year. A veteran reporter for the Signpost, Williams makes his residence in Washington Terrace. "Keeping students informed about the college is my main concern, ' ' he said. "My goal is to print a quality and responsible newspaper," he added. Williams will fill the remaining staff posts during Spring Quarter. The available positions are a Managing Editor, two News Editors, a Sports Editor, and a Photo Editor. Persons interested in filling those slots should contact Williams in the Signpost office. By Lynn Arave The Physical Education Building is the most used building on the Weber State College Campus according to Dr. Wallace K. Nalder, P.E. department chairman. However, the building and its facilities were only designed to serve a studentbody of 5,000. Yet, there are about 8,500 students enrolled this quarter. The P.E. building, perhaps more well known as "the gym" is currently inadequate and is becoming more so every year. Dr. Nalder says that all or part of the P.E. building is in use from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and some Saturdays. Inadequate facilities include: the gymnasium, handball courts, tennis courts, and weight room. Also, there is an increasing lack of office space and classrooms as well as an ever-growing intramural program. When completed in 1962, the P.E. building was the largest structure on campus, serving a studentbody of 2,800. Now it is one of the smallest with the only addition to it having been the placement of bleachers upstairs in the gym balconies. Dr. Nalders says that the building itself was designed mainly to accommodate athletics and that new additions to the building have been requested for twelve years, but the P.E. plans have always been placed behind the limits of the budget in terms of priority. Administration has been fair "I think in all fairness, that the administration has been fair in the consideration of additional facilities, but decisions of priority have consistently delayed an anticipated target date," says Nalder. Twelve years have passed and the P.E. department is still not on the timetable of the long range planning committee. Nalder says if the go ahead were given now, it would still take about four years for completion. Traditionally, not only at Weber, but everywhere, P.E. is positioned in last place on priority lists. Nalder says "The general feeling is that it's easier to replace P.E. with other forms of activity that people can do on their own. Thus P.E. is net regarded as vital to the educational priorities." "Its a major obligation of the P.E. department to provide students with the proper sports facilities, but that some students on campus may find it frustrating when they try to get some exercise by using a P.E. facility when they find it overcrowded and always in use," says Nalder. Nalder speculates that only one or two persons in ten on campus are benefited by physical activity at present. But that better facilities on campus could raise this to four or five out of every ten. He believes that a lack of physical exercise is one of America's greatest health problems. Super Dee may help some The utilization of the new Dee Events center will take some pressure off of the P.E. building next year, but not as much as many anticipate that it will, says Nalder. To pay for the building it must be used a lot and although the men's basketball games have a number one priority in the scheduling of the building, some activities will interfere with the men 's practice schedules . Then where will they have to practice? Back in the old gym. Nalder says that such a setup will "make it impossible to plan any P.E. programs of a consistent nature than can be carried on without constant interruption.Also, the women's basketball team as well as the gymnastics and wrestling teams will still have to use the old P.E. gym to practice and compete in. New facilities needed The new facilities that the P.E. department request include: Another gym floor, mainly for gymnastics. cont. on page 5

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The gym 1 i or r-1 Volume 37 Number 34 Weber State College February 25, 1977 tMM- f f , Photo by Clyde Mueller THIS RECENT PICTURE of the gymnasium could easily pass for one that was taken shortly after the building was completed in 1962. In fact many of the weeds in the landscape could be mistaken for the original ones. The major problem lies within the building. It is the most heavily used building on campus, yet has the same amount of facilities as some high schools in Utah. Council passes bill A bill implementing a study concerning Free-Play time in the Weber State Gymnasium was passed unanimously by the Executive Council Thursday morning. Written by Public Relations Vice-President Robb Alexander, the bill cited the variety of facilities available at the Gymnasium, and their use by many groups on campus as well as the Physical Education Department. It further states that students have shown a desire for an increase in Free-Play time. The study is to be conducted by the Public Relations Office of ASWSC, the Campus Recreation Advisory Board, and the Intramural Department. The results of the study is to be turned over to Business Vice-President Dr. James R. Foulger, and Dr. Wallace Nalder of the Physical Education Department. Meeting Monday Williams selected The Executive Council will meet Monday at 1 p.m. to discuss constitutional changes. The matters up for review are changing the office of Communication Vice President to Cultural Vice President, Financial Vice President to Administrative Vice President and adding a clause to the Constitution to provide for succession of the President. All interested are invited to attend. The WSC Media Board has appointed a newEditor-in-Chief for the school year 1977-78. Val Williams, a Journalism major, was named Wednesday to control the reins of the Signpost. Williams, a 24 year old Junior here at Weber, will be responsible for the bi-weekly publication next year. A veteran reporter for the Signpost, Williams makes his residence in Washington Terrace. "Keeping students informed about the college is my main concern, ' ' he said. "My goal is to print a quality and responsible newspaper," he added. Williams will fill the remaining staff posts during Spring Quarter. The available positions are a Managing Editor, two News Editors, a Sports Editor, and a Photo Editor. Persons interested in filling those slots should contact Williams in the Signpost office. By Lynn Arave The Physical Education Building is the most used building on the Weber State College Campus according to Dr. Wallace K. Nalder, P.E. department chairman. However, the building and its facilities were only designed to serve a studentbody of 5,000. Yet, there are about 8,500 students enrolled this quarter. The P.E. building, perhaps more well known as "the gym" is currently inadequate and is becoming more so every year. Dr. Nalder says that all or part of the P.E. building is in use from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and some Saturdays. Inadequate facilities include: the gymnasium, handball courts, tennis courts, and weight room. Also, there is an increasing lack of office space and classrooms as well as an ever-growing intramural program. When completed in 1962, the P.E. building was the largest structure on campus, serving a studentbody of 2,800. Now it is one of the smallest with the only addition to it having been the placement of bleachers upstairs in the gym balconies. Dr. Nalders says that the building itself was designed mainly to accommodate athletics and that new additions to the building have been requested for twelve years, but the P.E. plans have always been placed behind the limits of the budget in terms of priority. Administration has been fair "I think in all fairness, that the administration has been fair in the consideration of additional facilities, but decisions of priority have consistently delayed an anticipated target date," says Nalder. Twelve years have passed and the P.E. department is still not on the timetable of the long range planning committee. Nalder says if the go ahead were given now, it would still take about four years for completion. Traditionally, not only at Weber, but everywhere, P.E. is positioned in last place on priority lists. Nalder says "The general feeling is that it's easier to replace P.E. with other forms of activity that people can do on their own. Thus P.E. is net regarded as vital to the educational priorities." "Its a major obligation of the P.E. department to provide students with the proper sports facilities, but that some students on campus may find it frustrating when they try to get some exercise by using a P.E. facility when they find it overcrowded and always in use," says Nalder. Nalder speculates that only one or two persons in ten on campus are benefited by physical activity at present. But that better facilities on campus could raise this to four or five out of every ten. He believes that a lack of physical exercise is one of America's greatest health problems. Super Dee may help some The utilization of the new Dee Events center will take some pressure off of the P.E. building next year, but not as much as many anticipate that it will, says Nalder. To pay for the building it must be used a lot and although the men's basketball games have a number one priority in the scheduling of the building, some activities will interfere with the men 's practice schedules . Then where will they have to practice? Back in the old gym. Nalder says that such a setup will "make it impossible to plan any P.E. programs of a consistent nature than can be carried on without constant interruption.Also, the women's basketball team as well as the gymnastics and wrestling teams will still have to use the old P.E. gym to practice and compete in. New facilities needed The new facilities that the P.E. department request include: Another gym floor, mainly for gymnastics. cont. on page 5